Explosions heard in Slavyansk, reports of fighting

Ukrainian soldiers and police take position at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukranian city of Slavyansk on May 15, 2014 (AFP Photo / Vasily Maximov) / AFP

Military action has reportedly resumed in the town of Slavyansk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, with local residents reporting on social media loud explosions and a large number of signal bombs in the sky.

At least one self-defense activist was wounded as fighting
resumed between Kiev forces and self-defense units, Hromadske TV
reported, citing local residents.

"[There was a] very strong blast - it was heard in the center
[of the town]. Windows are shaking on Artema Street," one
local said on social media.

“At 21:00 local time the battle began in Andreevka. The junta
has artillery and is shelling from its positions on Mount
Karachun. At the same time, Kiev troops delivered a blow from
behind Semyonovka,” the self-defense forces of the People’s
Republic of Donetsk told Politnavigator.net.

“The blast was so powerful...that I thought lightning struck
a fence nearby,” one resident wrote.